David Hesketh qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy in 2000 and began working as a derivatives lawyer. In 2003, he moved to Merrill Lynch and became a trader in the structured credit team. He went on to build Merrill Lynch’s standardised and bespoke tranche trading business before retiring from the industry in 2006. After retirement, David spent two years working in Southern Sudan as an IT consultant helping to build the IT infrastructure for NGOs working in the field. David is now Chairman and COO of TradingHub which he co-founded with Neil Walker in 2010
Keynote
Investment Services
Market Analysis
Rita Dhut, Sanjeev Gordhan
Newable
Rita has 25 years of award-winning investment experience in Asset Management, notably at M&G and Aviva. Rita sits on various committees herself such as Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust Plc and The Girls Day School Trust, and holds a degree in Business Studies from City University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Having started his own business at the age of 15 Sanjeev has over 12 years of experience within the start-up and SME worlds. Prior to joining Newable Sanjeev Worked for a National Wealth Management firm where he sat on the investment committee for Venture capital investments. Sanjeev has also earned an executive MBA from CASS Business School.
Keynote
Venture Capital
Technology
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Latham
Born 1942. Educated at Bryanston and Queens’ College Cambridge. Qualified as a barrister and called to the Bar in 1964. Practised as a barrister doing a wide variety of work, including civil, criminal and family cases, gradually specialising more and more in professional negligence, and constitutional and administrative law. Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1985, essentially doing the same sort of work. In 1960, was counsel to Lord Justice Woolf’s (as he then was) Inquiry into the riots in Strangeways Prison, Manchester. Became a High Court judge in 1962, and Lord Justice of Appeal in 2000, spending the last 3 years as Vice President of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. On retirement from the Court of Appeal in 2009, was appointed Chairman of the Parole Board. Retired in 2014. Since then have been advising Albania and other Balkan countries on their judicial systems, and have chaired a working party, for the organisation Justice, on Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System, at the invitation of the Lord Chief Justice, which reported in November 2017. Currently helping with the implementation of the working party’s recommendations.
Keynote
Simon Redman -Invesco Real Estate Managing Director – Global Client Portfolio Management
Invesco
Simon joined Invesco Real Estate in 2007 and is responsible for developing the business with DC Pension Funds, HNW and Retail Investors. He has extensive experience in real estate fund management, capital markets, fund structuring and marketing, and commenced his career in 1990.
Prior to joining Invesco Real Estate, Simon was a board director of RREEF Limited, head of business development and an investment committee member of its multi-manager business.
Simon is a chartered surveyor, holding a Land Management Degree and an MBA from the John Cass Business School, specialising in corporate finance and international business and being a lecturer. At Invesco Real Estate, Simon is a member of the Global Private Markets Leadership Group, European Executive Committee and the European Investment Committee.
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Asset Management - Large
Real Estate
Steve Preston- CEO
Cardinality
Steve brings with him over 30 years of deep industry experience combined with an innovative, creative and entrepreneurial approach to building and leading businesses. A truly global communicator and ambassador, who has lived, operated and delivered transformative change around the globe.
Across his previous roles, driven and grown annual revenues in excess of $100M with consistent year on year sales growth and increased profitability.
Having led international companies, Steve recently joined Cardinality to take their vision, strategy and execution to the next level.
Keynote
Private Company
Big Data, Technology
Andre Philippides
Binary Capital
Andre Philippides, CFA, CAIA is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the investment process and security selection. He oversees the day to day management of the portfolio and risk exposures. Before joining Binary Capital, Andre was an equity trader at StoneHedge Partners dealing for hedge funds, mutual funds and pension funds. Andre is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charterholder and has a Msc. in Financial Markets and Investment from SKEMA Business School.
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Asset Management - Boutique
Long/Short
Corporates
Company backgrounds and useful links.
TradingHub
David Hesketh- Chairman
TradingHub provides trade surveillance services to the financial industry. Its products include the Market Abuse Surveillance Tool (MAST), the Transaction Efficiency and Accuracy Monitor (TEAM) for counterparty selection and best execution, the Rogue Trader Metrics System (RTMS) and Trader and PM Profiling. TradingHub has clients across the financial services spectrum including tier 1 banks, asset managers, hedge funds, brokers and regulators. TradingHub is headquartered in London and also has offices in New York, Hong Kong, Denver and Singapore.
Keynote
Investment Services
Market Analysis
Newable
Rita Dhut, Sanjeev Gordhan
Our mission is to enable technology of tomorrow to thrive with the support of Smart Money, Deep domain knowledge and an established eco-system. Newable Private Investing (formally London Business Angels) was established over 35 years ago and is the UK’s largest Angel Network by deal volume and value. Our strong track record of investing in the early-stage market is testament to our investment strategy and ability to be a vital player in the early-stage venture capital market.
With a network of over 500 angels coupled with an investment committee with over 110 years’ experience we give our investors exposure to some of the best opportunities within the UK.
Keynote
Venture Capital
Technology
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Latham
Born 1942. Educated at Bryanston and Queens’ College Cambridge. Qualified as a barrister and called to the Bar in 1964. Practised as a barrister doing a wide variety of work, including civil, criminal and family cases, gradually specialising more and more in professional negligence, and constitutional and administrative law. Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1985, essentially doing the same sort of work. In 1960, was counsel to Lord Justice Woolf’s (as he then was) Inquiry into the riots in Strangeways Prison, Manchester. Became a High Court judge in 1962, and Lord Justice of Appeal in 2000, spending the last 3 years as Vice President of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. On retirement from the Court of Appeal in 2009, was appointed Chairman of the Parole Board. Retired in 2014. Since then have been advising Albania and other Balkan countries on their judicial systems, and have chaired a working party, for the organisation Justice, on Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System, at the invitation of the Lord Chief Justice, which reported in November 2017. Currently helping with the implementation of the working party’s recommendations.
Keynote
Invesco
Simon Redman -Invesco Real Estate Managing Director – Global Client Portfolio Management
Over the years, we’ve grown to become one of the largest1 and best regarded investment managers in the UK. Key to our success has been a relentless commitment to investment excellence and our focus on helping investors achieve their investment goals.
While we are proud of the accolades and plaudits our Henley investment teams have received, what drives us forward is a determination to deliver our best investment ideas to our clients over the long term.
And as part of Invesco Ltd we have the strength in depth and resources necessary to perform, with investment professionals located in 25 countries and more than 7,000 employees worldwide, all focused on delivering on our clients’ goals.2
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Asset Management - Large
Real Estate
Cardinality
Steve Preston- CEO
Cardinality is an innovative tech driven scale up company that has been winning international recognition since its conception. Their platform (Perception) empowers users to collect every data type to extract its insights and value. This unique platform de-mystifies the complex worlds of big data, analytics, AI/ML into a zero code, self-service advanced tool-kit. Our 360o approach caters for any industry, any data, any problem, providing proven ROI’s measured in months rather than years.
Proven in business with companies such as Telefonica, proven in technology with companies such as Dell, Ericsson and Microsoft.
Keynote
Private Company
Big Data, Technology
Binary Capital
Andre Philippides
Binary Capital’s Long/Short Equity fund focuses on developed markets, combining a top-down asset allocation policy with a bottom-up approach to stock picking, allowing us to blend tactical and core investments within a conviction portfolio structure.
The investment process reflects our economic view through stock selection. We typically follow approximately 70 large capitalization stocks and will hold 20 to 40. We add and delete stocks from our coverage when our macroeconomic view or sector allocation changes, or the stock loses favour for company specific reasons. Binary Capital uses various models to forecast future economic changes, allowing us to anticipate future timing within the equity market.
Our managers have a structured investment process and do not deviate from the team’s stock picking strengths. We are prepared to be contrarian. Our thorough risk management process enables us to monitor portfolio risk metrics and ensure that our exposure is in line with our mandate.
